Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-06-25
HI QUEENS JUBILEE.
Some of the Royal Family History
Windsor Castle and its Sur
roundings.

Parllament that she would soon mar
ry her cousin, Prince Alberta step,
she trusted, conducive to the inter-
ests of my people as well as my own
domestic happiness"
The marriage took place Feb. 10,
1910. His Royal Highness; Francis
Albert Augustus Charles Emanuel,
Duke Of Saxony and Prince ofCoburg
and Gotha (such were his full titles),
was born Aug. 90, 1919, and was,
therefore, three months younger than
the Queen. They became lovers early,
and one of the ladies in waiting re
lates that the Queen was sorely tried
by the royal etiquette, which demand
ed that she should make the first sug-
gestion of marriage. After the inter-
view she reached her chamber in
great agitation, and, being comforted
by the lady, remarked: ~ am indeed
agitated, and with a good cause-I
have just proposed to the Prince"
Her chosen husband was at once
naturalized by act of Parliament, CIV
en- the title of Prince consort and an
annuity Of 100000 sterling per year,
and it was enacted that in case he
outlived the Queen he should be re-
gent of the kingdomtil the heir came
of age. Prince Albert, though mis-
trusted at first, soon won the hearts of
the English by his purity of charac-
ter and unaffected devotion to the du-
ties of his position. He devoted him
self to various reforms of a social ma
ture, especially the abolition of duel
ing in the army, and was the active
promoter of the Crystal palacescheme
of 1851. He was the friend Of peace
and liberty in all nations. He died,
after a very short illness, on the 18th
of Dec, 1861. The Queen long re-
manned inconsolable for his death :;
her p~rotracted seclusion caused much
mourning among her subjects, and
even now her romantic devotion to
his memory and extreme Partially to
his personal friends provoke criticism.
Nine children, of whom seven still
live, were born to the royal pair; all
nine married, and several have chill
dren, so the Queen has seven living
children, thirty-one grandchildren
and six great grand children. The
Queens oldest, Victoria Adelaide
Mary Louise, born Nov. p, 1910, is
the wife of the crown prince of Ger
many and thus the defendants of the
Queen will occupy the seat of power
in that empire, Thenext child, borr
Nov. 8, 1S41, is the present Alber
Edward, Prince of Wales; in 1868
March 10, he married the Princes
Alexandra Caroline Mary Chariot,
Louise Julia, oldest daughter of thu
King of Denmark, by whom he ha.
two sons and three daughters, so tn,
succession to the throne would seen
well secured.
Alice Maud Mary, third child o
the queen, born April %, 1843, mar
ried the Grand Duke of Hesse Darn
u stadt, and died Dec. IA, 1873. TIL,
fourth child, Alfred Ernest Albert
S Duke of Edinburgh, born Aug. G
t 1874, married the Grand Duches
/ Marie of Russia, and is Rear Admira
of the royal navy. Helena August
Victoria, born May %, 1916, is tn
wife of Prince Frederick of Schleswig
Holstein. Louisa Caroline Alberta
n born March IS, 1S4S, was. marrie'
March 81, 1871, to John, Marquis c
Lorne. These two arewell and favor
p ably known to Americans, as tn
e Marquis was some time Governo
General of Canada, and visited tn
United States during his term. Al
thur William Patrick Albert, Duk
S Of CCnnaught, was born May 1, 1851
. and or March 10, 1879, married tn
Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia
e Leopold George Duncan Albert, Duk
of Albany, born April I, 1853, wa
married April 81, 1882, to Princes
o Helene, of Waldeck Pyrmont, an
e died March %, 1884. The Queen
youngest child, Beatrice Mary VictC
ria Theodore, born April IA, 1857, wa
e married July %, 1885, to Prince Her
ry Of Battenburg, We need not wor
h der that the marriage portions an
n large annuities asked by Parliamen
n have often excited lively discussion,